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The Dividend Kings are outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025 by 4.57%. Top performers include National Fuel & Gas (+30.21%), Consolidated Edison (+22.66%), and AbbVie (+20.40%). Promising Dividend Kings identified in February showed relative outperformance, averaging -0.38% vs. -1.58% for all Kings and -3.34% for SPY.

For year to date performance, the biggest losers are now mostly growth factors, whereas low volatility and dividend focused ETFs are actually still in the green so far in 2025. One of the most well-known dividend strategies is owning Dividend Aristocrats, of which the NOBL ETF tracks. In the 5 years since the COVID crash low, growth stocks have been the primary driver of the market, especially since the start of the AI boom beginning in late 2022.

NEW YORK , March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. ("Con Edison") (NYSE: ED) executives will meet with investors the week of March 10, 2025, and the week of March 17, 2025. Copies of Con Edison's investor presentations for these meetings can be found on the  Presentations & Webcasts  page of Con Edison's website (Select "For Investors" and then select "Presentation & Webcasts").

NEW YORK , March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. ("Con Edison") (NYSE: ED) announced today it has agreed to issue 6,300,000 of its common shares.  These common shares are being offered by Barclays under Con Edison's effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

The NASDAQ composite index has been scorching hot since the fall of 2022, as the Magnificent 7 drove the markets to all-time highs.

Seven of the top-ten Dividend Kings by yield offer annual dividends from a $1K investment exceeding their single share prices, making them attractive buys. Six Dividend Kings, including Altria Group and Hormel Foods, are currently fair-priced, with dividends meeting or exceeding their single-share prices. Analysts predict net gains between 15% and 45.53% for the top-ten Dividend Kings by February 2026, based on target prices.

The Dividend Kings are outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025, up 4% YTD versus 1.39% for SPY. Ten Dividend Kings have already achieved double-digit returns, led by National Fuel Gas (+22.08%) and Abbott Laboratories (+20.71%). 2025 Dividend growth is looking promising, with ABM Industries and Walmart leading with 17.78% and 15.69% increases, respectively.

ED's fourth-quarter earnings beat estimates, and revenues grow 2.6% year over year.

Although the revenue and EPS for Con Ed (ED) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Consolidated Edison (ED) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.98 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.97 per share. This compares to earnings of $1 per share a year ago.